Introduction -- Private property rights, entrepreneurs, and the shale revolution -- The regulatory response -- Why regulatory diversity makes sense -- The consequences of the shale boom -- Why some states were left behind in the shale boom -- Why some nations were left behind in the shale boom...

In order to study the dynamic changes in gas concentration, to reduce gas hazards, and to protect and improve mining safety, a new method is proposed to predict gas concentration. The method is based on the opposite degree algorithm. Priori and posteriori values, opposite degree computation,...

Shale Boom: The Barnett Shale Boom in North Texas is a study of the opening up of the Barnett Shale to enormous gas production and how that led to an urban gas drilling boom in the Fort Worth metroplex.